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Lock Host Capability

The Lock/Unlock Host option is a security feature that permits the host user or domain manager to "lock down" the host. If a host user or central administrator chooses to lock a computer to prevent remote control access to it, the locked state remains preserved under all circumstances, including CAF service shutdown/restart, reboot, and logoff/logon.

Note: By default, the Lock/Unlock Host option is not visible in the host icon's context menu, but it can be enabled by setting the Enable Lock host configuration policy.

Clicking Lock Host in the host icon's context menu accomplishes the following:

• Disconnects all viewers (both normal and stealth view)
• Places the host into non-listening mode in order to reject any further connections.
• Changes the host's icon to the locked state indicated with a red "x."

  Note: When the host is in a locked state, it can continue to receive commands and can be unlocked from the domain manager.

If the manager locks the host, the host user cannot unlock the host but must wait for the manager.

Note: For more information about remote control configuration policies, see the Configuration Policy section of the DSM Explorer Help.

More information:

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